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Chapter 3

It's been two weeks since Clara visited. I don't want to admit it, but I guess I really missed her.
After mom and dad died,she took care of me . She wanted me to stay with her but I didn't want to burden her. So I started living here alone, away from my hometown .
I called Amber, my friend, to tell her that I won't be going to school today, and what was supposed to be a five minutes call turned into a 45 minutes call.
She just talks so much. I sometimes get amused by her energy. How can someone be so cheerful at 6 in the morning?
I got ready to leave for my hometown. Today's the day mom committed suicide.
I left my home and started walking towards the bus station after buying some flowers. There was not many people in the bus station. I got on the bus and sat by the window.

I reached my hometown after 45 minutes. I made my way towards the graveyard.
The streets were looking as sad and gloomy as I remembered them. I only came here once on this day of the year.

There was none at the graveyard. I went to my parent's graves . They were buried side by side.
I cleaned their graves and placed the flowers.
I sat in front of mom's grave.
“Hey mom, it's been two years since you left me .” I said out loud.

“Why mom? Why did you do it? I understand that you probably didn't like people, heck ” I chuckled slightly,
“Even I don't like them. But killing them... isn't that going too far?”
I teared up a little,but quickly wiped it.
“Didn't you think of me? What I'd do without you?
Well, I guess you never loved me enough to care for me.”
The tears were coming uncontrollably at this point, I gave up on wiping them.
I hate crying.
“I guess I am kinda fine without you though ”
“And you will see, I won't become like you. I will not become a murderer.”
And with that I left the graveyard.
I had nothing to say to dad. I was never that close with him as I was with mom.
I started walking towards the bus station. But....
I got a strange feeling.
Like..like someone was watching me.
Is ...is someone following me?
I tried to be as subtle as possible.
I turned right into an alley and waited there.
And I saw....

Nothing.
There wasn't anyone. I guess I was just being paranoid.
I started walking again. But that feeling didn't go away.
I reached the bus station and got on a bus as soon as it arrived.

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 I reached home awhile ago. But that feeling wouldn't just go away. I double checked the locks and went to sleep.
The feeling would probably go away once I wake up .